"Jesus..." She can ruin us," Steve nearly whined."No she can't," I countered. "We didn't do it." No, but we kept quiet," Steve reminded me. "It's enou...h to cost you andme plenty. I don't know about Terry and Lance, but think of what itwould mean to you and me if she told everything. It would be the kiss ofdeath for my political aspirations, and while it might not get youdisbarred, it might be enough to keep a major firm like this one fromwanting you any longer."Unfortunately he had a point. An. Otherwise, it’s all going according to plan.”“Right,” Jackie laughed. “When have things EVER gone according to your plans?”I smiled, “When I put up capital for Phelan-Brown, to name one time.”She smiled, “True.”“And when I put you and Gerald Brown in touch with Siobhán. That’s turned into a couple of very nice partnerships.”“She’s really talented,” Jamie said. “It’s just too bad artists starve during their lifetimes.”“Not if the system works properly,” I said. “Patronage and commissions are how. "By the way, Charles did a sweep while we were out and your house issecure now, so we can talk freely in there now. He has set-up a tunnelfor our portal only and warded the house so no one can magically pop in.Just outside the house that's different story and something that needs tobe addressed.Bethany's place will get the same treatment and Charles will stay withher. Eventually we will configure the portals for non-magical beings topass through them. Dylan you may be able to use it now, we. S.A”.He was still dumbfounded as his brain was scrambling for some understanding of the situation. “Lost my touches have I Millers”?“He has a good touch I can vouch for that; a very good touch in fact” said Kiki figuring now her nakedness was of little consequence as she would be back in the States in a few days.“Kiki is here for the fuck of her life and we are not going to let her down are we Millers”?“Me” the first word he had managed to muster in shock.“Well it saves you going down.